Chilling £416m Chernobyl warning issued after Russian attacks
A giant steel structure built to contain what remains of Chernobyl's Reactor 4 needs to be fixed.
A giant steel structure built to contain what remains of Chernobyl's Reactor 4 needs to be fixed.
A new study found evidence of natural selection in the dogs of Chernobyl, but it’s still unclear what drove these genetic differences and what evolutionary advantages they may provide.
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A 2026 study found biological changes linked to radiation exposure in Chernobyl wolves, including differences in immune-related genes.
Learn why the dogs of Chornobyl are genetically distinct from other isolated dog populations, and how the answer likely doesn’t have anything to do with toxic mutations.